Domenico Tibaldi
Domenico Tibaldi(1541,Bologna- 1583, Bologna) was an Italian architect and painter. He was a major exponent of the BologneseManneriststyle
Life and work[edit]
He was the son of Tebaldo Tibaldi, an architect, and the younger brother ofPellegrino Tibaldi,also an architect and painter, who gave him his first lessons. In addition to his brother, he was Influenced byJacopo Barozzi da Vignola.
Three of his architectural works stand out: the renovation of theCattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro,with the construction of the main chapel and the courtyard of the nearby Archbishop's Palace (1575), thePalazzo Magnani(1576-87), now the local offices ofUnicredit,and thePalazzo Mattei(1578).
He was also an engraver, creating reproductions of works byTitian,ParmigianinoandBartolomeo Passarotti,as well as a few original works. His best known student wasAgostino Carracci.He was interred at the Church of the Annunciation in Bologna.
Sources[edit]
- Francesco Ceccarelli, Deanna Lenzi;Domenico e Pellegrino Tibaldi: architettura e arte a Bologna nel secondo Cinquecento,Marsilio Editori, 2011ISBN978-88-317-0909-5
- The Lives of Celebrated Architects, Ancient and Modern: With Historical and Critical Observations on Their Works, and on the Principles of the Art,Vol. 2,by Francesco Milizia, J. Taylor, 1826
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